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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] > [[Idaho Genealogy|Idaho]] > [[Butte County, Idaho Genealogy|Butte County]] > Arco, Idaho''  
''[[United States|United States]] > [[Idaho|Idaho]] > [[Butte County, Idaho|Butte County]] > Arco, Idaho''  


== Quick Facts  ==
== Quick Facts  ==
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=== Former name  ===
=== Former name  ===


Arco was originally known as Root Hog.
=== Geographic location  ===


=== Geographic location  ===
== City Hall  ==


Southeastern Idaho, United States of America
Arco City


== City Hall  ==
190 East Grand Avenue
 
Arco, ID 83213


Arco City<br>190 East Grand Avenue<br>Arco, ID 83213<br>Phone (208) 527-8975  
(208) 527-8975


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
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=== Cemeteries  ===
=== Cemeteries  ===


[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=80501&CScntry=4&CSst=15&CScnty=657& Hillcrest Cemetery]  - 298 interments are listed by Find-A-Grove
=== Church History and Records  ===
 
'''Baptist'''


<br>
Baptist Community Church


=== Church History and Records  ===
402 West Grand Avenue


==== '''Baptist'''  ====
Arco, ID 83213


Baptist Community Church<br>402 West Grand Avenue<br>Arco, ID 83213<br>Phone (208) 527-8533  
(208) 527-8533


==== Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  ====
==== Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  ====


===== Current  =====
<u>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</u>
 
2438 3000 West
 
Arco, ID 83213
 
(208) 527-8900


[http://maps.lds.org/ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]
<u>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</u>


Arco Ward  (To to above website and write in Arco, Idaho)<br>701 County Road <br>Arco, ID 83213 <br>
209 South Water


===== Historical  =====
Arco, ID 83213


Many of the original records of church units are in the [[Church History Library|Church History Library]] in Salt Lake City. Many of the membership records covering these units from the date of their creation to about 1948 have been microfilmed and are available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City or at its [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers].  Among these records of those of the {{FSC|352589|title-id|disp=Arco ward }} (1912-1948)
(208) 527-8589


==== '''Episcopal''' ====
==== '''Episcopal''' ====


===== Current  =====
<u>Epiphany Episcopal</u>


[http://epiphany.episcopalidaho.org/ <u>Epiphany Episcopal</u> ]<br>448 Yvonne Street (PO Box 672) <br>Arco, ID 83213-0672 <br>Phone (208) 527-3579
448 Yvonne Street (PO Box 672)  


===== Historical  =====
Arco, ID&nbsp;83213-0672


The FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City has microfilmed records of the {{FSC|772662|title-id|disp=Epiphany Episcopal Church}} of Arco (1961-1994).  The original records are at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Pocatello, Idaho.  These records are available at the Library in Salt Lake City, or at any of its [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers].
(208) 527-3579


==== Presbyterian  ====
==== Presbyterian  ====


<u>Arco Orthodox Presbyterian Church</u> <br>320 North Water Street <br>Arco ID 83213 <br>Phone (208) 527-3527  
<u>Arco Orthodox Presbyterian Church</u>
 
320 North Water Street
 
Arco ID 83213
 
(208) 527-3527


==== Roman Catholic  ====
==== Roman Catholic  ====


<u>St Ann's Catholic Church</u> <br>342 Lost River Avenue <br>Arco, ID 83213 <br>Phone (208) 527-3035
<u>St Ann's Catholic Church</u>  
 
342 Lost River Avenue  
 
Arco, ID 83213
 
(208) 527-3035
 
==== '''Bible Church''' ====
 
<u>Valley Bible Church</u>
 
320 North Water
 
Arco, ID 83213
 
(208) 527-3527
 
==== '''Christian Church''' ====


==== '''Bible Church'''  ====
<u>Arco Christian Church</u>


<u>Valley Bible Church</u> <br>320 North Water <br>Arco, ID 83213 <br>Phone (208) 527-3527
143 West Era


==== '''Christian Church'''  ====
Arco, ID 83213


<u>Arco Christian Church</u> <br>143 West Era <br>Arco, ID 83213 <br>Phone (208) 527-8520  
(208) 527-8520


<br>
&nbsp;


=== Directories  ===
=== Directories  ===


Arco was included in the R.L. Polk and Company's 1914-1915 Directory of Twin Falls, Blaine, Cassia, Gooding, Lincoln, and Minidoka Counties. A copy of this directory is available in the collections of the {{FSC|1047231|title-id|disp=FamilySearch Library}} in Salt Lake City.  
The [http://history.idaho.gov/library_archives.html Idaho State&nbsp;Archives] in Boise has a collection of city, county, regional and state directories.


The [http://www.digitalarchives.idaho.gov/ Idaho State Archives] in Boise has a collection of city, county, regional and state directories.
=== Funeral Homes ===


=== Funeral Homes  ===
<u>Anderson Family Funeral Home</u>
 
2555 North US Hiways 93
 
Arco, ID 83213
 
(208) 527-7000
 
<u>[http://www.hawkerfuneralhome.com/ Hawker Funeral Home]</u>
 
341 Sunset Drive
 
Arco, ID 83213
 
(208) 527-7777
 
<u>Marvel Memorial Chapel</u>


<u>Anderson Family Funeral Home</u> <br>2555 North US Hiway 93 <br>Arco, ID 83213 <br>Phone (208) 527-7000
317 Sunset Drive


<u>[http://www.hawkerfuneralhome.com/ Hawker Funeral Home]</u> <br>341 Sunset Drive <br>Arco, ID 83213 <br>Phone (208) 527-7777
Arco, ID 83213


<u>Marvel Memorial Chapel</u> <br>317 Sunset Drive <br>Arco, ID 83213 <br>Phone (208) 527-8528  
(208) 527-8528


=== History  ===
=== History  ===


When the town of Arco was formed in 1901 it was known first as Root Hog. Root Hog moved its borders to place the town at the intersection of two stagecoach routes that crossed Idaho. The town leaders applied to the U.S. Post Office for the town name of "Junction" for obvious reasons.(Junction of 26/20/93)<br>With a name that common and widely used the postmaster suggested that the place be named Arco for Georg von Arco (1869-1940) of Germany who was visiting Washington, D.C. at the time. (This is not a set in stone fact and can be disputed) Georg von Arco was an inventor and a pioneer in the field of radio transmission and would become the lead engineer of Telefunken, a German company founded in 1903 that produced radio vacuum tubes.  
When the town of Arco was formed in 1901 it was known first as Root Hog. Root Hog moved its borders to place the town at the intersection of two stagecoach routes that crossed Idaho. The town leaders applied to the U.S. Post Office for the town name of "Junction" for obvious reasons.(Junction of 26/20/93)<br>With a name that common and widely used the postmaster suggested that the place be named Arco for Georg von Arco (1869-1940) of Germany who was visiting Washington, D.C. at the time. (This is not a set in stone fact and can be disputed) Georg von Arco was an inventor and a pioneer in the field of radio transmission and would become the lead engineer of Telefunken, a German company founded in 1903 that produced radio vacuum tubes.


Arco was the first community in the world ever to be lit by electricity generated by nuclear power. This occurred on July 17, 1955. On that date electricity generated by EBR-1 was fed over the lines serving Arco, producing approximately 2,000 kilowatts of electrical power for about 1 hour. This was done at the nearby "National Reactor Testing Station" (NRTS), which is now the Idaho National Laboratory. NRTS made further history on January 3, 1961, when the SL-1 reactor melted down, causing three deaths. It was the world's first (and the U.S.' only) fatal reactor accident. 52 nuclear reactors were built in the years following. Several thousand people are employed and this helps support the surounding cities.  
Arco was the first community in the world ever to be lit by electricity generated by nuclear power. This occurred on July 17, 1955. On that date electricity generated by EBR-1 was fed over the lines serving Arco, producing approximately 2,000 kilowatts of electrical power for about 1 hour. This was done at the nearby "National Reactor Testing Station" (NRTS), which is now the Idaho National Laboratory. NRTS made further history on January 3, 1961, when the SL-1 reactor melted down, causing three deaths. It was the world's first (and the U.S.' only) fatal reactor accident. 52 nuclear reactors were built in the years following. Several thousand people are employed and this helps support the surounding cities.


=== Maps  ===
=== Maps  ===
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===== Historical  =====
===== Historical  =====


Copies of issues of the folowing newspapers are in the collections of the [http://www.digitalarchives.idaho.gov/ Idaho State Archives] in Boise.  
Copies of issues of newspapers are in the collections of the [http://history.idaho.gov/library_archives.html Idaho State&nbsp;Archives] in Boise.
 
<br>''Arco advertiser'' -- 1909:3:12- present
 
''Idaho Republican news-- ''1937:2:-1938:6 <br>


=== Obituaries  ===
=== Obituaries  ===
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=== Websites  ===
=== Websites  ===


[http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb], [http://www.idgenweb.org/home.html IDGenWeb], [http://butte.idgenweb.org/ ButteIDGenWeb]  
[http://usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb], [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~idgenweb/ IDGenWeb], [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~idbutte/ ButteIDGenWeb]


[http://lds.org/churchhistory/library FamilySearch Library]  
[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library]


[http://www.digitalarchives.idaho.gov/ Idaho State Archives]  
[http://history.idaho.gov/library_archives.html Idaho State Archives]


== References  ==
== References  ==


<br>
[[Category:Cities_of_Idaho]] [[Category:Butte_County,_Idaho]]<br>
 
[[Category:Butte_County,_Idaho]]

Revision as of 10:39, 24 July 2010

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Quick Facts[edit | edit source]

Former name[edit | edit source]

Geographic location[edit | edit source]

City Hall[edit | edit source]

Arco City

190 East Grand Avenue

Arco, ID 83213

(208) 527-8975

Resources[edit | edit source]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Church History and Records[edit | edit source]

Baptist

Baptist Community Church

402 West Grand Avenue

Arco, ID 83213

(208) 527-8533

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[edit | edit source]

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

2438 3000 West

Arco, ID 83213

(208) 527-8900

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

209 South Water

Arco, ID 83213

(208) 527-8589

Episcopal[edit | edit source]

Epiphany Episcopal

448 Yvonne Street (PO Box 672)

Arco, ID 83213-0672

(208) 527-3579

Presbyterian[edit | edit source]

Arco Orthodox Presbyterian Church

320 North Water Street

Arco ID 83213

(208) 527-3527

Roman Catholic[edit | edit source]

St Ann's Catholic Church

342 Lost River Avenue

Arco, ID 83213

(208) 527-3035

Bible Church[edit | edit source]

Valley Bible Church

320 North Water

Arco, ID 83213

(208) 527-3527

Christian Church[edit | edit source]

Arco Christian Church

143 West Era

Arco, ID 83213

(208) 527-8520

 

Directories[edit | edit source]

The Idaho State Archives in Boise has a collection of city, county, regional and state directories.

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Anderson Family Funeral Home

2555 North US Hiways 93

Arco, ID 83213

(208) 527-7000

Hawker Funeral Home

341 Sunset Drive

Arco, ID 83213

(208) 527-7777

Marvel Memorial Chapel

317 Sunset Drive

Arco, ID 83213

(208) 527-8528

History[edit | edit source]

When the town of Arco was formed in 1901 it was known first as Root Hog. Root Hog moved its borders to place the town at the intersection of two stagecoach routes that crossed Idaho. The town leaders applied to the U.S. Post Office for the town name of "Junction" for obvious reasons.(Junction of 26/20/93)
With a name that common and widely used the postmaster suggested that the place be named Arco for Georg von Arco (1869-1940) of Germany who was visiting Washington, D.C. at the time. (This is not a set in stone fact and can be disputed) Georg von Arco was an inventor and a pioneer in the field of radio transmission and would become the lead engineer of Telefunken, a German company founded in 1903 that produced radio vacuum tubes.

Arco was the first community in the world ever to be lit by electricity generated by nuclear power. This occurred on July 17, 1955. On that date electricity generated by EBR-1 was fed over the lines serving Arco, producing approximately 2,000 kilowatts of electrical power for about 1 hour. This was done at the nearby "National Reactor Testing Station" (NRTS), which is now the Idaho National Laboratory. NRTS made further history on January 3, 1961, when the SL-1 reactor melted down, causing three deaths. It was the world's first (and the U.S.' only) fatal reactor accident. 52 nuclear reactors were built in the years following. Several thousand people are employed and this helps support the surounding cities.

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military History and Records[edit | edit source]

Minorities[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Current[edit | edit source]

Arco Advertiser
1463 Front St.
Arco, ID 83213
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 803
Arco, ID 83213
Ph. 208-527-3038
email - arcoadv@aol.com
Weekly

Historical[edit | edit source]

Copies of issues of newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise.

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

School Records[edit | edit source]

Websites[edit | edit source]

USGenWeb, IDGenWeb, ButteIDGenWeb

Family History Library

Idaho State Archives

References[edit | edit source]


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